Long-Term Policies Needed To Ensure Food Security

Professor Datin Paduka Dr Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Research Fellow at the Institute of Agricultural and Food Policy Studies, UPM

27-Dec-24 08:30

Long-Term Policies Needed To Ensure Food Security

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Malaysia’s agricultural self-sufficiency came under the spotlight this year given the shortage in locally produced rice. How is the Madani Government responding to the challenges of managing a ballooning food imports bill and ensuring adequate agricultural yield? We discuss this with food security expert Prof. Datin Paduka Fatimah Arshad of Universiti Putra Malaysia.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar, Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See

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Categories: economy, government, environment, Law/Activism

Tags: food imports bill, agriculture, malaysia, rice shortage, food security,

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